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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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